Cannot load monitor driver

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I have bought a new TFT monitor and VISTA will not allow me to load the
driver, instead defaulting to the generic PnP. This seems to be what VISTA
does on all the hardware. Any siuggestions how to get around it?
 
Zapper--

Are you certain if this is a ***new monitor, that there is a "monitor
driver?"

Most 5 year old and newer monitors use the video driver. Comically, Dell
even has downloads for monitors that don't use monitor drivers--but it's a
big company and not ever corner of its site is tended apparently.

Why not try installing a new video driver--and you ought to be able to right
click the desktop>properties are bring up the Vista equiv of the display
properties tab (I'm not on a vista boot at the moment) and go to the tab
for the monitor) and I think you'll see that the video driver controls the
monitor.
http://www.vtel.com/support/Vista/images/VGA_issues/Display-4.jpg

CH
 
Chad I take your point but even in VISTA it refers to generic PnP Monitor
driver.

The error message I get is "Windows found driver software for your device
but encountered an error while attempting to install it."
 
Zapper --

We can determine this quickly. Type devmgmt.msc in run box and tell me
what's listed for Monitor. If your video driver is controlling the monitor,
when you expand the "monitor" listing and right click the monitor, it will
say right on the dialogue box if a video driver controls the monitor.

Vista may refer to it, but you should be able to go to the settings tab of
the Display Properties dialogue box or Vista's version of it and find out if
your monitor in fact uses the video driver. It'll tell you in those tabs
after you click the advanced button.

CH
 
Thanks CH.

Did this and it took me to Devices that listed 'Generic PnP Monitor'.

In Properties it listed NVIDIA GeForce 6100 in Location, the manufacturer as
Microsoft and under the driver tab monitor.sys.

I am sorry but I don't appear to be of much help.

Regards
Anton
 
Anton--

The monitor is handled by the NVidia driver. MSFT isn't the manufacturer of
Nvidia drivers, at least not before noon today if they decide to buy another
company.

1) Select your driver from this list:
http://www.nvidia.com/page/technology_vista_home.html

2) Then use the new hardware wizard and tell it you want to install the
driver from a location and browse to where the driver folder is located when
you download it.

3) Install the new driver that way.

CH
 
Zapper's looking for the inf driver file that ensures his monitor works
correctly with the video card and enable you to set the refresh rate. I have
said before in this forum - use the generic one supplied with Vista as it
works and wait for your monitor manufacturer to post the right one when Vista
goes live.
Jonty
 
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